One of our volunteers noticed that every morning, this boy would stop what he was doing and run to a car side mirror to look at his reflection. It was his daily ritual, happening like clockwork - every day she would see this boy bounding over to a car door to take a peak of himself before school.​She quickly realized that this was his only opportunity to see himself and understand what he looks like: there were no mirrors in his home, no place to check if his face was clean, or even to understand what he looked like. His home is not decorated with pictures nor family photos. His little ritual of running to a driver side mirror was his one and only daily glance of who he was. A fleeting look in the car door mirror is his only chance to see his face, to understand his features and how he was different and how his face was changing as he was getting older.

​This little boy is one of the lucky ones who get to go to school. Many children in the slums do not yet have the opportunity. With your support this can change. Medical Mercy Canada is partnering with the Havilla Children’s Centre to purchase land and build a school. Right now 80 children can attend school, with the majority of children turned away due limited space and funding. This project will purchase land with the proposal of building a school that can house 200 students, with a subsidized model that will allow more children to go to school.​

The slums of Nairobi are home to 2.5 million people, 60% of the population of Nairobi and occupying just 6% of the land. Kibera is one of the largest slums in Africa, with 250,000 residents. Many of the children are HIV positive and in Kibera there are no government clinic or hospitals. Until recently Kibera had no water and it had to be collected from the Nairobi dam. The dam water is not clean and causes typhoid and cholera. Today there are two mains water pipes into Kibera, one from the municipal council and one from the World Bank. Residents are charged for collected water.

Nap time for the little ones at the school

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Children playing in front of their home

​The children in the slums are excited to learn and go to school. There were many who begged the volunteers to take them to school. The children in the slums realize that education can change their lives and with your support there is new hope for their future,

About UsMedical Mercy Canada Society is a non-religious, non-partisan registered Canadian volunteer organization which provides support to impoverished persons and refugees along the Burmese borders, Nepal and Ukraine.

Our Mission: Improving the quality of life in impoverished areas through humanitarian projects with local participation.

Our Vision: Healthy communities created by caring for and sharing with those in need.